And the Army did not choose the 1911 for its new pistol. Glock? nope.
The Army chose a Glock clone in the Sig 320.
No. But they chose a polymer-framed, striker-fired pistol.
The Army wanted a SIG P320. The specs were written for a nonsensically modular general purpose handgun, and it’s clear they use the SIG P320 as the specification.